Accident
On approach to Sanaa Airport, an aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in a desert area located 10 kilometers short of the runway. All 58 occupants were killed.
Flight Details
The four-engine aircraft departed Hadibu Airport on Socotra Island for a flight to Aden. It carried 52 passengers and six crew members, comprising 36 civilians and 16 military personnel.
Sequence of Events
On approach to Aden-Khormaksar Airport, air traffic control instructed the crew to initiate a go-around and follow a holding pattern because the airport was closed to traffic due to poor weather conditions, including a sandstorm. A few minutes later, the captain was cleared to divert to Sanaa Airport, located 300 kilometers north of his position. While approaching Sanaa Airport, the aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances.
Casualties
All 52 passengers and six crew members on board were killed.